Quiet Corner Posts

    Though I speak with the tongues of  men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.  And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains,  and have not charity, I am nothing.     And though I bestow all...

                          After this manner therefore pray ye. Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy Name.Thy kingdom come.Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven.Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from ...

  Summer is on its way.  The sun will heat up.  The air will turn dry.  Our thoughts will turn to shade – not color, but relief from the sun’s hot rays. Who has not stopped midway through mowing your lawn, asked for a cool drink and then sank down beneath the nearest tree?  Time to refresh, give the muscles a rest, and then back to the mower.  As much as we might ...

Memorial Day week-end signals the start of summer – which means vacation, a time for unburdening ourselves and just having a good time.  The following tips are written to help make your get-a-way super. 1. Do not expect to find things as they are at home, as you are leaving home to find things different. 2. You should not take anything too seriously, for a carefree mind is the sta...

Simply stated, a ‘Quiet Corner’ is any place where one can just kick back, relax and shed the chaos of the day and do nothing!  I know we are part of a society that bids us to keep busy, stay active, be successful, and then you will feel good about yourself and your life. There are various ways for us to restore our serenity, lower our blood pressure and lower our stress level.  Each pe...

    While strolling the brick walks, we come upon this house.  I look up, through this lacework of nature, to the Colonial Williamsburg house.  The house's resident, from the second floor window, would look down.  We both take pleasure at the colors and shadows.   In a few more hours, the sun will slowly withdraw its light and we then see this lacework by ...

Relaxing at ‘The Quiet Corner’ will turn your thoughts away from the many little, and maybe even big, curves tossed along our pathways and seen through the mind’s eye.  Our photos will picture landmarks, lakes, waterfalls, gardens, forest paths, -- any vista to which one can mentally escape from their everyday routine and muse on another time or another place.  Most of our personal tra...